新概念英语第4册46课,原文:
Of these the former are the majority.
我认为这句话的正常语序应该是:
The former of these are the majority.
为了强调,故意把 of these 放在句首。
我的问题是:为何谓语用 are,而不是 is?
The former is the majority.
谢谢。
这个道理很简单,these 说明他们是可数的,而且不止一个。majority 指多数,当然不是一个。所以要用复数are。
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